taste of tuesday: flank steak and garlic balsamic asparagus

It rained everyday last week, therefore I have been baking A LOT of goodies to warm the house. I took said goodies to the Bachelor viewing party last night and I now have a stomach ache from consuming too many sweets. So, for today's recipe, I wanted something without sugar and butter. I made flank steak, roasted asparagus and white sweet potatoes for our Sunday meal. It was really tasty and very easy. and the best part-Jack loved the meat. He is a "vegetarian" and the lack of meat in his diet is the reason for his excessive bruising (or so I think). This marinade would be great on other meats, i.e. London Broil (anyone know the difference b/n London Broil and flank steak?). The steak was tasty the next day and would be great for a sandwich or salad so make extra.Marinated Flank Steak
(Sister's Cafe)
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• 1 tsp ginger (didn't have this and it tasted great)
• 2 TB lemon juice (used lime juice instead)
• 2 TB canola oil
• 1 TB onion chopped
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together. Place steak in ziploc bag. Pour marinade over steak and marinade over night. Another suggestion: freeze the steak in the marinade and it marinates while it defrosts!

2. Grill until cooked to desired tenderness. place meat on plate and tent with aluminum foil. allow to rest for 5 minutes before cutting.

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Garlic Balsamic Asparagus
(Out Best Bites)
Ingredients:

• 1 lb. asparagus
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. minced or pressed garlic

Directions:

If roasting in the oven, heat oven to 425. If grilling, prepare grill to medium heat. combine salt, pepper, oil, vinegar, and garlic. Drizzle over asparagus and toss to coat. Roast/grill 8-10 minutes.